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The Dent Schoolhouse: Ohio’s best Halloween haunted house (open Sept. 15 – Oct. 31, 2023) Cincinnati, Ohio

September 4, 2023

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Cincinnati’s ultimate haunted house, The Dent Schoolhouse, is ranked as one of the nation’s best haunted attractions by USA Today, Forbes, Fangoria, Haunted Attraction Magazine, Hauntworld.

The Dent Schoolhouse takes place in a real schoolhouse that was built back in 1896 and contains a gruesome legend… The Janitor of the school, Charlie McFree is said to have killed several students over a period of 10-20 years. Hiding their bodies within the basement, the smell became to much and alerted the town of Dent… discovery of the hellish scene has made a permanent residence in the basement.

The building is said to be haunted by both the lost children… and The Janitor!

The schoolhouse closed in the 1950s after the janitor Charlie was suspected in the disappearance of several school kids.

Cinematic sets, award winning makeup, and sinister storytelling make each trip through the Dent Schoolhouse feel like a real-life horror movie! Over 500 carved pumpkins pepper the unique interactive queue line and guest areas outside the school. Behind the attraction sits the Monster Midway, a large interactive experience! Mini escape games, fresh donuts, axe throwing, The Spooky Shop gift shop, and massive photo ops makes a night out to The Dent Schoolhouse a great Fall experience.